CMB Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Awsome thread this,love it! Second that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 very true mate , but then if you told a farmer 70 odd years ago that , some parlours could hold anything up to 100 cows at a time, that the average family dairy herd would be 200 cows which with the improvements in animal nutirtion could see his herd yeilding 2million litres a year, that robotic unmanned systems could be installed as an option & that over 10 farmers a week are leaving dairy farming , he'd never believe it I couldn't be bothered to write all that. . .. but if you told a farmer 70 years ago anything of today he'd never believe it! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I couldn't be bothered to write all that. . .. but if you told a farmer 70 years ago anything of today he'd never believe it! :laugh: sometimes it's a job to convince farmers of today ! but they still struggle on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 some pics of another unit cubicle building with central feed passage up and over gates tipping water troughs open ridge and slits in roof for ventilation , parlour and dairy building on the side ,plus handling system and 40 more cubicles, robotic feed pushing in machine sweeps the feed in for the cows bit extreme but they like it ,two super singles on a frame just as good i would have thought , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 A few of them sweepers over now,keeps em eating they say pushing up the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Looks very good Graham, is that straw on the feed barrier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 some intresting pics there graham, how long does a average instalation take then? i know you have several on the go all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkelfergus Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Looks very good Graham, is that straw on the feed barrier? Looks like pea haulm to me Cerin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Looks like pea haulm to me Cerin.... Ahh yeah intresting, is that baled then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkelfergus Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yep,......pretty good feed value too,.....cows and bullocks love it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 They love pea vine balage,wrapped up a few hours after the viners have left the paddock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 some intresting pictures there graham, how long does a average instalation take then? i know you have several on the go all the time the excavation s started for this job last june be all done by september i should think sean the parlour will be finished in august ,i am going to australia in july so wont start this one up till i come back in middle of august, bulk tank is not being made until then so no milk storage Looks very good Graham, is that straw on the feed barrier? hi cerin it is a straw mix with some maize silage and grass silage in they clear it up seem to like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 really nice to see farmers investing in these instalments but also surprised to still be seeing as many hands on parlours as the choice , this past month i've delivered to two farms equipped with robot milkers also seen a few clip board holding chaps viewing perspective barns the farmers are thinking of installing them in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 nice pics mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshParkinson Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 All our pea straw last year went for feed after it was baled, the contractor had several people looking for straw so it went all over the place to these people who wanted it, and then the other contractor was taking our rape/wheat straw to Ely power station, even though there is still a wheat straw stack left over from last year because the contractors are a bit fasttttt moving the straw. Nice pictures by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 have not added any pics for a while some buildings and started fitting automatic slurry scrapers the building has cubicles for 200 milking cows mattresses in cubicle beds ,tipping water troughs,feed faces down both outsides , the moffit does the farms loader work only know of one more working in are area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmermilkin82.050 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Some shed Graham, what kind of a parlour would that farm have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nice buildings, Graham. Glad to see you have plenty on and keeping busy at it. I have only seen one other Moffet like that which Howards bought a main few yeas ago, 300 series MF based I think isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 this farm has a new fullwood parlour 20x40 swing over with feeding all new and cow handling system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 dont see many tris one on a farm by cllackett lane on m25 stands out in the feild sometimes by a staw barn you would only see it when heading back home thats the other one i know ,i am not sure tris what they was based round , yes tris still got plenty on not a nice day today out there thats for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No, a flipping gritty day. I had a little trip down to Surrey yo pick a 168 and a topper. I was back by lunchtime and spent the afternoon in the yard stripping down Ford 5000's for a container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 nice way to finish the day i expect you have that of to a fine art getting tractors in containers ,not sure if bobby wraight still does that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 wouldn't of wanted to have been a roofer the last few day on those sheds thats for sure ! MF moffet ? think yer right tris didn't the ford 40's have a different cab ? there used to be a couple of moffets around Frome area tris i know that one is up round witham friary & the other near South Brewham / North Brewham not sure if the brewham one is still around though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 blimey them dairy farmers are spending some cash up your way mate, keeps you busy which is good .dont think i have ever seen a moffit loader before, apart from pics on here and the web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 very nice modern set up here, excellent pictures, keep them coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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